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Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 8, 2025

Justin Shegerian wins $103M in age bias case in first time as first chair

A year after law school, first-chair trial lawyer Justin W. Shegerian won a $103 million verdict against Liberty Mutual for firing a longtime employee in retaliation for reporting ageist hiring practices, overcoming the company's misconduct defense at trial.

Justin Shegerian wins $103M in age bias case in first time as first chair
Justin W. Shegerian of Shegerian & Associates

A Shegerian & Associates attorney in Los Angeles trying his first trial as a first chair, and fourth trial overall, won a $103 million verdict Friday against Liberty Mutual Insurance on behalf of an employee who claimed she was fired for complaining about ageist hiring practices.

"It was surreal, but I'm just so grateful to the jury, more than anything, really recognizing and seeing through all of Liberty Mutual's total lies and deceit," first chair attorney ...

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